2019
13th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Man Met Mother Tongue, Other Tongue wins Queens Award for poetry projectManchester Metropolitan University has been awarded a Queens Award for its Mother Tongue, Other Tongue poetry project. The project, which encourages children to write and remember...
13th December 2019 | By Pete Murray
Behind the broken ‘Red Wall’ – the election aftermathThere was more weariness than celebration in the Manchester Conference Centre as the votes were tallied. Conservative candidates and activists saw historic triumphs in nearby seats...
13th December 2019 | By Sophie Cook
Angry allotment holders challenge council’s plans to allow building on green landAllotment owners are challenging Disley Parish Council after they gave approval for houses to be built on land used by allotment holders. Greystones allotment in Newtown,...
13th December 2019 | By Anish Vij
Candidates react to exit pollsNorthern Quota Journalist, Isaac Jordan, has been speaking to political candidates and getting their immediate reaction to the latest exit poll figures. Matt Mickler, Brexit...
12th December 2019 | By Anish Vij
2019 Exit Polls ReleasedThe closest election in recent history is finally underway and the long wait for the count has begun. The exit poll stations across the country...
12th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Hospital meals charity wins Pride of Manchester award for work with children and parentsEmmie’s Kitchen, an organisation that strives to help parents caring for their children in hospital, has won the Pride of Manchester award at the 2019...
12th December 2019 | By Sophie Cook
Five-year-old girl wins trophy for helping her canine friends to stay hydrated on their walksA five-year-old girl has been helping dogs and their owners in Romiley by leaving them goodies on the canal for the past years. For her efforts, Megan was ...
12th December 2019 | By Chloe Illingworth
Manchester’s night walk raises thousands for the homelessA 10k walk round Manchester helped raise thousands of pounds for homeless people this Christmas. The night walk started and ended on Windmill Street and raised...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Denton man uses his martial arts training to fend off mugger in Stockport car parkA marital arts enthusiast used his self-defence skills to fend off an attacker during an attempted mugging. Philip Craven, 35, practices the gracie jiu-jitsu technique and had...
12th December 2019 | By Maddie Zygmunt
Tameside’s first distillery opened for business by self-employed Denton manBrewer Lee Chisnall has made a charity branded Willow Wood Hospice gin in Tameside’s first distillery. The Denton man worked in IT for 26 years...
12th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Thieves steal 70 Christmas trees and specialist equipment from shop in SaleMore than 70 Christmas trees were stolen from a shop in Sale in the run-up to Christmas. The thieves struck at 10.30pm and made three...
11th December 2019 | By Megan Marsden
Vegan activist group reaches out to Christmas shoppers to spread eco messageVegan activist group Manchester Animal Action gathered in Manchester city centre to promote animal rights and the benefits of a plant-based diet. Leaflets for both...
11th December 2019 | By [email protected]
LIVE: General Election 2019You can follow our live coverage here and on Twitter. We have reporters at counts across Greater Manchester and beyond to bring you news and comment...
11th December 2019 | By Demi Sheridan
Lights for Liberty Campaign LaunchThe students of Manchester need a safe place to call home. Over the years, the students of Manchester Metropolitan University and The University of...
11th December 2019 | By Shiala Mahmood
Volunteer cooking Christmas meal for the homeless in Bury asking for donations from publicA volunteer charity worker is pledging to cook a Boxing Day meal for homeless people in Bury. Samara Barnes has been cooking meals for the...
11th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Somali charity worker named Volunteer of the Year at Be Proud awards 2019Ahmed Mohamud was taken by complete surprise when he was awarded at the Be Proud Awards in the Volunteer of the Year category. “Volunteering is...
11th December 2019 | By Daniel Mardle
Liberal Democrats and Greens stress that this is ‘the climate election!’Extinction Rebellion have been engaging with election candidates and constituents about addressing climate change. At an election hustings in Chorlton, local candidates were invited but the...
10th December 2019 | By karthiknair
Pollution of rivers in Manchester is a common problem, says Environment AgencyThe pollution of rivers in Manchester is an annual occurrence, according to the Mersey Rivers Trust. Mike Duddy, senior project manager at Mersey Rivers Trust...
9th December 2019 | By Hannah Barry
Manchester Metropolitan University lecturer running for Green Party in the electionMan Met’s Senior English Lecturer, Dr Chloe Buckley, is running as a member of the Green Party to stop her constituency disappearing under water. Chloe,...
9th December 2019 | By nq_admin
#PlanYourWayHome#PlanYourWayHome is a campaign to raise awareness on the risks of drink-driving, particularly amongst young people, in doing so help reduce the number of drink-drive...